Meet Sabrina

Meet Sabrina

It all started out as a dare.....

I began my love affair with Middle Eastern Dance in August of 1994 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

I attended Amaya's annual Shake and Bake Festival and became enamored. My cousin and I watched the performers with rapt attention. I approached one of the performers that evening and asked about classes. She was fantastic, confident and pure magic, her name was Janette. She had a passion for the dance and a wonderful place to come and learn. I devoured as much as I could at her studio, Dancers Supporting Dancers. American Cabaret, Egyptian, Lebanese, Turkish, Greek, Armenian, Morrocan I dabbled in all of it. I guess when it comes down to it I am a fusion artist simply from my exposure to these styles.

Just keep doing whatever your doing......

I had physical issues with my back. I actually suffered through a temporary paralysis once. The muscles in my back were overdeveloped on one side pulling me out of alignment. My equilibrium was off. I had been going to the Doctor pretty regularly for pain. Shortly after starting my classes at Dancers Supporting Dancers i began to work on balance, physical strength and toning. I went for a check up and my Doctor said "Whatever your doing, don't stop it is perfect for you". I have not looked back since.

Addicted.....

I could not stop taking classes. All of my extra money went into lessons with as many people I could get to. The instructors at DSD (Dancers Supporting Dancers), Janette, Tyrell, Maureen. I took classes at the University of New Mexico, and private lessons with a number of other dancers. I literally was dancing almost 20 hours a week. It was such a supportive and open environment. I would go to my classes and practice for hours afterwards. I would go to sleep at night listening to the music, hoping it would be absorbed. I literally was eating, sleeping and breathing it.

Relocation....

So I moved to New England in 1996. I searched for an instructor. But being new to the area I initially could not find anyone and so I began self teaching, trying new moves, watching videos etc. A few years later I started teaching in Amesbury, MA at was then Imagine Studios. Subsequently I met more dancers and began to continue my growth.

Recovery.......

I eventually moved to New Hampshire. I was teaching sporadically from my home but mostly I was in recovery. I had surgery on my right hand and fore arm in 2001, was in a car accident later that year (ripped some ligaments and tendons in the low back), surgery again in 2003 on my shoulder but I could not stop dancing I needed dance. I started teaching again in a classroom setting in 2005, shortly after starting I found out I was pregnant with my daughter, Hazel. She decided to make things interesting and came via emergency C-Section. After each I had to learn new ways to make my body move eventually I got strong enough to teach again.

Today....

The most inspiring thing to me is my daughter and my students. Everyday I see the strides taken to learn and that is something I am honored to be a part of. Belly Dance is a fantastic tool for self growth and development both physically, mentally and spiritually. I encourage my students to discover their dance and to take classes with as many people as you can...simply put if you don't learn as much as you can you will never discover your true potential.